Syrian regime forces Friday advanced against Daesh (ISIS) militants in the south of Damascus, state media said, after more than a week of bombardment on the area. "Army units backed by the air force and artillery have advanced on numerous axes" in southern Damascus, including the...

Iran's supreme leader called on Muslim nations to unite against the United States, saying Tehran would never yield to "bullying," state television reported on Thursday. "The Iranian nation has successfully resisted bullying attempts by America and other arrogant powers and we will...

Syria's southern province of Daraa, which could be the regime's next target after its bloody reprisal of Eastern Ghouta, is the birthplace of the uprising which erupted in 2011. This agricultural region lies south of Damascus and also shares borders with Jordan and the Israeli-occupied...

Some of the U.S.-backed Kurdish forces that had abandoned offensive operations against Daesh (ISIS) have started returning to fight the islamic militants, a U.S. military official said Tuesday. Kurdish members of the Syrian Democratic Forces - made up of Kurds, Syrian Arabs and other...